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| Approximately 40% of the nation's fluid intake today will be tea |
| Tea without milk has no calories. Using semi-skimmed milk adds around 13 calories per cup, but you also benefit from valuable minerals and calcium |
| Tea with milk provides 16% of daily calcium requirement in 4 cups |
| Tea contains some zinc and folic acid |
| Tea with milk contains Vitamin B6, Riboflavin B2 and Thiamin B1 |
| Tea is a source of the minerals manganese, essential for bone growth and body development, and potassium, vital for maintaining body fluid levels |
| The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One cup contains only 50mg per 190ml cup |
| Tea is a natural source of fluoride and delivers 45% of your daily requirement if you drink 3/4 cups per day |
| Only 11% of UK water supply has fluoride added |
| Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis, and contain similar amounts of antioxidants and caffeine |
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| The UK Tea Council have consolidated much of the medical reserch into Tea into a booklet "Tea 4 Health". You can visit the Tea 4 Health web site at www.tea.co.uk |
